1.   By controlling me they believed that they were avoiding my criticism of them as parents.

2.   They could not avoid criticism but they could usually ignore it.

3.   Avoid professional criticism by maintaining the standards of performance.

4.   What I think is more debatable is how successfully the method can in practice avoid the following criticisms.

5.   Ministers relaxed the guidelines on the exports of arms equipment to Iraq, but kept the new policy secret, to avoid criticism.

6.   And he avoided direct criticism of Colombian President Ernesto Samper, accused by former colleagues of knowingly accepting campaign contributions from drug overlords.

7.   And by not becoming embroiled in too many legislative fights, he also largely avoided criticism on the controversial issues he ducked.

8.   Bloodied by the ballot-box defeat last week, Democrats avoided public criticism of the Republican plans, eager to avoid any hint that they opposed welfare changes.

9.   A. Sometimes, to avoid criticism, yes.